Public Speaking

SQLRockstar 2010 Tour Dates

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ August 4, 2010 ⋅ 3 comments

Want to take part in the SQLRockstar 2010 “What Are You Waiting For” Tour? Check out my upcoming tour schedule and see if I am coming to a location near you.
2010 US (and Tennessee) Tour Dates
8/10 Seacoast SQL Server User Group, Portsmouth, NH
8/11 Southern New England SQL Server User Group, Warwick, RI
8/12 Town Hall and [...]

SSWUG vConference Day Two

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ April 23, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Another day, another great showing by the folks at the SSWUG vConference. And I am not just saying that because I had eight sessions today! Seriously, because I really dislike watching myself give a presentation. And I especially dislike watching me flub my way through a simple demonstration, especially of something I have done a [...]

SSWUG vConference, Day One

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ April 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The first day of the SSWUG vConference has come and gone. Despite a handful of technical issues, the day must be considered a rousing success. The quality of the content, the quality of the video, and the quality of the live chat sessions was far above average. Now, since I have participated before, I have come [...]

SSWUG vConference Starts Tomorrow!

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ April 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

If you have ever dreamed about having me talk to you on all things SQL, then your chance starts tomorrow. The SSWUG vConference starts tomorrow morning and I have received a discount code for the. You can register for the conference here. And the code you want to use is: SPVTLASP09
If you have never attended [...]

PASS Call for Speakers Now Open

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ March 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Did you want to speak at the upcoming PASS 2009 Community Summit? Well, now is your chance! The call for speakers went out today and you can find all of the details at
http://www.sqlpass.org/Community/SpeakerResource.aspx
The deadline for submission of abstracts is April 10th, so do not put this off any longer. Get motivated and submit your ideas as [...]

SSWUG VIP Code

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ February 11, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I have received a discount code for the SSWUG Virtual Conference. You can register for the conference here. And the code you want to use is: SPVTLASP09
The discount is for $10 off the registration price of $125, and can be used in conjunction with other discounts, such as the Early Bird ($80). So, if you [...]

SSWUG Virtual Conference Presentations

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ February 4, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Once again I will be taking part in the SSWUG Virtual Conference on April 22-24th. I presented three topics last year and managed to make such a fool of myself that they asked me to come back again and do four talks this time. The talks I have on tap are as follows:
SQL 2008 Performance [...]

Group Dynamics

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ September 16, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I came across another post on a Six Sigma blog that I found to be quite interesting and applicable to most. The author writes about an interesting group exercise taking place during a class she was teaching. The exercise was about personality preferences with regards to team management, and you can read about it here.
This [...]